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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening at the church at midnight?
(a) Christmas Eve is being celebrated.
(b) The church social is taking place.
(c) The church services are taking place.
(d) A town meeting is taking place.

2. Zeena's family gave Mattie ____________________________.
(a) Plenty of money and advice.
(b) Plenty of advice but little help.
(c) Plenty of help, but she rejected them.
(d) Money to start a new life for herself.

3. When Ethan asks Andrew Hale for money, __________________________________________.
(a) Hale claims money is too tight for him at the moment.
(b) Hale gets angry and asks Ethan to leave.
(c) Hale guesses that Ethan has lied to Zeena about money.
(d) Hale suggests that Ethan work for him.

4. Most of the story takes place during which season?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

5. Ethan tries to avoid accompanying his wife to bed by claiming ________________________________.
(a) He has to rebuild the fire.
(b) He has to go over the mill accounts.
(c) He has work to do in his study.
(d) He has to tend to the horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Zeena is described as an old woman, although she is ____________________________.

2. When Zeena opens the door, Ethan is surprised by _______________________.

3. Zeena believes Mattie will leave soon because ______________________________.

4. While Mattie dances, Ethan notices ________________________________.

5. Zeena asks Ethan if Jotham Powell can _________________________.

(see the answer key)

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